I don't have a lot of albums that I come back to as often as I do with this one, it's so unique, cathartic, comforting and funny at times.
The songs on this album have a very unique effect on me, as it (almost) always has the ability to put a small smile on my face, even when I'm dead tired, really depressed, or just feel like shit.
This album has captured such a specific combination of emotions, and it feels so grounding because the stories and experiences that the album covers through it's songs, feel real. It feels simple in a way, talking about situations that could've happened to you just last week, habits that you could recognize from your own daily life, and a longing back to a time that has passed.

The general tone of the album feels very real and grounded, in a way that reminds me a lot of musicians like Tim Koehoorn, who also has this grounded/everyday tone/theme to a lot of his songs, it shows the beauty and non-beauty in small things, but not in an exaggerated way, making it also genuine.

This grounded and "real" sense also probably partially comes from the fact that the album's vocals are completely in Dutch, making it feel closer to home in a way, with expressions and phrases that I've been hearing my entire life.

This album, and some tracks specifically, have a very special place in my heart that regularly gets dusted off, and even then it hasn't lost any of it's value.

Also after reading this interview from 3voor12 with Marc van der Holst (the lead singer), which is a very big recommend to read, a lot of the songs feel so much more vivid and alive. It's a weird thing to describe, since my interpetation of the songs has barely changed if at all with some, but the extra context, and story behind each song just really messes with me in a good way, and has made me appreciate the album even more.

Ga 2x bijna dood Is probably my favorite track from the album. I resonate so hard, so incredibly hard with this song's lyrics/message. It still gives me chills sometimes when listening to it. I have such a deep appreciation for this song. It talks about how you need to try things, even if you're scared of them; make friends for life, even if not really for life; forgive people, even if it's half a lifetime later; almost die twice doing wild things, and if necessary three times or twenty times.
The entire message of living life to it's fullest, not holding back, doing what you love and want, doing what you're scared of, it's a message and way of thinking I hold very dear.


Ga twee keer bijna dood, of twintig keer des noods. Maar blijf leven.